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BadKarmaSimulator t1_iy4ghio wrote

Wow, crazy, that kind of police state sounds like an authoritarian nightmare. Any government acting in this way is inherently illegitimate and definitely shouldn't exist in its current state.

Any.

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mmarollo t1_iy62he7 wrote

Now now. You know that Reddit is very much in favour of cracking down hard on these protests. China should invoke the emergencies act, send in the shadowy police who don’t have any visible ID, and freeze the bank accounts of anyone who donated $10 to the protest.

Worked great in Canada.

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[deleted] t1_iy4xki2 wrote

cough America cough

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prophetmuhammad t1_iy5c45d wrote

i was raised with three different cultural/national identities and i can assure you that the US is nowhere near a police state or an authoritarian nightmare as china, so i promise you you don't need to get your undies in a bundle.

good night sweet prince

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[deleted] t1_iy5kerb wrote

it's a slippery slope and my guy we've been sliding since 2001

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prophetmuhammad t1_iy74n8i wrote

if you think the US is authoritarian you have a severe case of first world privilege. i think you should travel the world and see some real poverty and oppression.

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squidking78 t1_iy5yb04 wrote

Mostly at the airport when the dirty foreigners like me try to come in. ( I’m always afraid of it, just cos it’s an invasion of privacy. ) US customs agents are always assholes. Worst of any nation I’ve ever been to.

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